Introduce Yourself & Welcome Other Members (archive)

[Donald]

I am looking to become a better photographer and keen to take part in the discussions on this forum.

Bob - I certainly hope that being part of CiC helps you towards that goal and that you will enjoy taking part in the discussions on here.

I hope what you'll find is a group of fellow enthusiasts who are willing to offer advice, guidance and advice in a constructive and helpful manner. What I don't think you'll find are the sort of people who are precious about their knowledge and not willing to share it, or who believe it is beneath them to try and help a new colleague learn and develop.

I look forward to seeing some of your images being posted up. If you need any help in that respect, then please do read this thread - HELP THREAD: How can I post images here?

And in terms of getting the best out of feedback, you might find the following helpful - How to Get Effective Feedback for your Posted Images

[laduds]

Hi, I'm Linda and I consider myself a enthusiastic learner of photography. I live in a beautiful part of the UK with both the North East coast and the North Yorkshire Moors on my door step. My interests centre on landscape photography. I retired recently and bought myself my first DSLR camera and decided I wanted to learn the art of photography properly. I joined local photography classes and intend to join a local camera club. I found this site by chance and was very impressed, especially with the quality of the tutorials. I've subsequently told lots of my photography friends and family members about this great site.

[Donald]

Hi, I'm Linda and I consider myself a enthusiastic learner of photography.

Well, in that case you are very, very welcome, Linda.

As you'll have already seen, CiC is very much about learning and that's what we hope runs through the exchanges that take place hear on the forum. Lots of people will be very happy to share knowledge and experience and there will always be someone who will attempt to answer any questions that you have.

So that you don't continue to get people asking you what your proper name is, because most us use that on here, you can go to Edit Profile and enter your proper name under 'Real Name'. Then it will appear underneath your Username in all your posts. You can also enter your location so that it does the same, just as in my details alongside this message. Then we all know where everyone is in the world.

[wlou]

Hi Linda and welcome to C&C. It is a great place to learn about photography and improuve your skills as a photographer ( or in writing in English like me, hehe). I also find it wounderfull to see pictures from around the world. We seem all connected by our appreciation of our surrendings, and the desire to share what we see. Hope to see your pictures soon.

[sandipan]

Hi there,

I am Sandipan from India, settled in Bangalore; joined in this forum just yesterday; I am a doctor by profession, trained in Australia. photography was my hobby; I own ALMOST ALL Pentax DSLR gears; I wanted to learn actual photography with the intention to be a pro photographer; I get limited time to do this but I try hard. I found this website, when I was trying to learn "understanding metering" .... I was impressed about the tutorial and I found that somebody might have read my mind and has put up those tutorials and my quires in my mind, exactly what I wanted to know ! .... there are many photography websites.... but this is just awesome and I hope other members will enjoy my presence in this community. Thanks to the admin. and mod. to create such fantastic and very useful site at free of cost !

My photographic gears are : PENTAX system:- DSLR bodies:- K5; K7; K10D; LENSES:- PENTAX FA 43mm f1.9; FA 100mm F2.8 MACRO; FA 31mm LIMITED; FA 77mm LIMITED;
DA 35mm LIMITED macro; DA 40mm f2.8 PANCAKE; PENTAX DA 18-250mm; TAMRON 17-50mm f2.8; TAMRON 28-75mm f2.8; DA* 50-135 f2.8; DA* 200mm f2.8;
SIGMA 50-500mm with 1.4X teleconverter; ZEISS 85m 1.4 MANUAL FOCUS lens; PENTAX 50mm f1.2 MANUAL FOCUS lens.

sandipan

[cherryvalleyman]

Hello CIC,

I stumbled upon this site on accident and have thoroughly enjoyed it thus far! My name is Troy Volanti and I live in Cherry Valley IL. which is approximately 75 miles west of Chicago. My wife and I have a 7 month old adorable baby boy! Loads of fun! I've recently discovered how fun photography is, and I want to gain experience and knowledge of the art. I look forward to interacting with you fine folks. Constructive feedback is more than welcome. Here is a recent photo I took.

Take care and have a great day!

Troy

[Donald]

I am Sandipan from India, settled in Bangalore;

Hello, Sandipan, and welcome to CiC.

I am very glad that you have found the tutorials helpful. I hope you find that being part of the forum is as useful.

If you wish, you can go to Edit Profile and enter your location so that it shows up alongside all your posts, just as in my details alongside this message. Then we all know where everyone is in the world.

[Donald]

I stumbled upon this site on accident

Very glad that you did, Troy. Hello and welcome and thank you for putting up the pic of that young man!

I hope that being part of CiC will contribute to firing up your enthusiasm and desire to learn. There are plenty of people on here who will be very willing to share their knowledge and experience. DSo, please do ask your questions and, of course, post up soem images fro comment and criticism.

You may find it helpful to read this thread on the subject of looking for feedback - How to Get Effective Feedback for your Posted Images.

By the way, so that you don't continue to get people asking you what your proper name is, because most us use that on here, you can go to Edit Profile and enter your proper name under 'Real Name'. Then it will appear underneath your Username in all your posts. You can also enter your location so that it does the same, just as in my details alongside this message. Then we all know where everyone is in the world.

[Karm Redland]

Hi. My name is Karm Redland and I live in NE Ohio close to Cuyahoga Valley. I currently use a point-and-shoot Leica-Lux 5. Looking for feedback both on my photography skills and the way I process my pictures. Currently I mostly use Lightroom and various NIK products.

Thanks

[Donald]

Karm

Great to have you here and a very warm welcome.

I see youi had a bit of a hiccup getting your first image up.

Check out this thread to see how to do it - HELP THREAD: How can I post images here?

And to help you get the best from feedback, have a read of - How to Get Effective Feedback for your Posted Images

I hope that you enjoy being part of CiC and that it does help you develop not only your enthusiasm for photography, but your knowledge and skills as well.

By the way, if you wish, you can go to Edit Profile and enter your location so that it shows up alongside all your posts, just as in my details alongside this message. Then we all know where everyone is in the world.

[bjohn]

Hi all newbe here from near Waterford Ireland. Looking forward to meeting you all in the forum.
Great website
Brendan

[JPS]

Hi all newbe here from near Waterford Ireland. Looking forward to meeting you all in the forum.
Great website
Brendan

Hi Brendan,
welcome to CiC. I look forward to seeing some of your pictures, how long have you been taking pictures and what level are you at?

[ixxx686]

Hey Everyone....

I am Tanmay...I live in US and its been only 2 months since I bought my first DSLR and only 3 months since I started taking an active interest in photography...Without wasting time, I did a bit of research and went ahead and purchased a Nikon D5100.

In these couple of months..I have clicked more than 1000 photographs..and sometimes have been appreciated by my friends..Now I am getting more serious in this wonderful activity trying to make it my hobby..

I am more inclined towards Portrait and Landscapes photography especially in low light scenarios...I am still trying to figure out the full potential of my camera and this is the reason which got me here...I saw some stunning and beautiful pictures in this forum...and hope one day I will be able to shoot something like that...

Cheers,
Tanmay

[Tonyinaus]

Greetings,

I just joined and am looking for general instruction to grow as a photographer. This has been a hobbie now for about 1 year. I do not have a dslr but I have a Canon G12 and a Canon SX 40. I like landscape and wildlife photography. I'm looking forward to learning. Tony

[JPS]

Hi Tanmay,
welcome to CiC, it's great to have you with us.
I sure I speak for everyone here when I say we look forward to seeing some of your work. Hope you start posting your pictures soon.
Kind regards
John

[JPS]

Tony,
Welcome to CiC.
This is a great site to learn and it contains some great tutorials, well worth a look.

Start posting your picturs as soon as you feel comfortable to do so, it's great to get feedback from the members and use that feedback as part of your learning Journey .

Regards

[Accipiter51]

Hi to everyone here on CiC
My real name is Frank and I'm in Frome, Somerset, UK. Directed to CiC for a couple of the tutorials - 1st visit for the Filters one - and found out about your forum from a member of another photography forum I'm a member on.

Camera kit consits of SONY gear; namely a700 and the a77... a number of differing bits of glass. Shoot various themes or things that take my attention so not sure where I'd place myself - if I had to?

Will try to get round to posting some work after I've found my way around

[JPS]

Hi Frank,
welcome to CiC.
I look forward to seeing your work.
It would be great if you edited your profile and enter your name & location so that it shows up alongside all your posts, just as in my details alongside this message.

Great to have you with us.

[Boost]

Hello Everyone, My name is Bruce and I live in New England. Back in high-school, I shot and developed B&W 35mm film. I still have several of those cameras and lenses. Then I started digital with an Olympus C-3000 Zoom and had fun with it for thousands of pictures. I still use it as one of my bridge cameras. I've been using an Olympus E-420 DSLR for about 4 years now and learning something new all the time. I still haven't grown tired of this camera yet. Always willing to learn.

[JPS]

Hi Bruce,
Welcome to CiC from me.
As you can see, there are many members from all over the world on this site; all at different stages in their photographic journey.
I hope with your experience, you will not only use the site as a learning resource, but be able to advise other with less experience.
It’s great to have you with us.